50 Things You Should Stop Buying & Start Making As a society, we have become over-reliant on “ready made” products. We have lost the ability to make things from scratch. Rather than blend up some peanuts to make delicious, tasty and fresh peanut butter, we’ll spend many dollars on a jar from the store that contains artificial preservatives, unnecessary packaging and that simply lines the pockets of huge, unethical multinational corporations. Aside from foods, you can also make your own personal care products, beauty and make up products, cleaning products and home accessories that taste, work or look better than store bought, without the harmful chemicals and toxins and free from excessive, earth damaging packaging. Foods Homemade Ketchup – This ketchup won’t brake the bank, tastes better than the real deal and contains no added sugar – so it’s nutritionally good for the whole family. Peanut Butter – It is so simple to make this pantry staple it would be silly to buy it. Want to learn more about making your own foods? Next Page >>>
Yes, It Matters What Kind Of Onion You Use Dutch Oven Recipes Here it is - my dutch oven cook book with all the dutch oven recipes I could find. Everything from chicken recipes to dessert recipes for you to have a go at on your next camping trip. Dutch ovens let you get away with easy cooking so give these a try. I'd love to hear back from you on your results or if you have questions about any of these dutch oven recipes. For help with dutch oven temperatures and coal placement, see my Heat Settings page. If you want to cook a hearty chicken dinner or an easy dessert in your dutch oven, these recipes will help you create great food for your friends. Kitchen Cheat Sheet | Everest Home Improvements Despite what modern cooking shows might tell you, whipping up a gourmet meal isn’t just a case of slicing, dicing and measuring ingredients before throwing them into a pan. You can’t just turn the oven on and gaze wistfully out of your Everest windows until it emerges perfectly cooked. It takes a lot of knowledge and preparation to be a whizz in the kitchen, which is why Everest Home Improvements have produced this Kitchen Cheat Sheet to help you on your way to your first Michelin star! Save it, Print it & Stick it on the fridge Whether you are new to cooking or an experienced chef, everyone can use a little help in the kitchen sometimes. That's why we created a comprehensive kitchen cheat sheet for you to fall back on whenever you are in doubt. Embed Kitchen Cheat Sheet on Your Site: Copy and Paste the Code Below
16 Awesome Food Art Ideas Every one who’s ever tried feeding a baby knows how important it is to make the food look nice and funny – especially if it’s broccoli or porridge… This is because the looks of your food constitutes a great part of the overall pleasure of eating. But if you manage to turn your noodles into Chewbacca, or can make a plate of Angry bird sandwiches, hardly anyone could say no to that! To get your creative juices flowing, we made a list of 16 creative food art examples. Some of you will recognize the works of Hong Yi, the young Malaysian artist did an awesome 31 day food project where she was creating one beautiful piece of food art each day. However, you don’t have to be a professional artist to do this. If you don’t know where to start, you came to the right place – these should leave you hungry enough to start cooking right away! 1. Image credits: disposableaardvarksinc.blogspot.com 2. Image credits: seakettle.com 3. Image credits: unknown 4. Image credits: scalvert 5. 6. Image credits: Hong Yi
Roasted Red Pepper Penne I promise that I am showing you the 4th post (in a row) full of red food with good reason. As a self-proclaimed tomato sauce hater, I’ve just about had enough. Enough tomatoes, enough sauce, enough chili… enough enough enough. I have two giant tubs of chili frozen in my freezer, and at this rate I’m hoping they will stay edible for two full years. They truly are giant and I sort of just want to chuck them in the trash. I seriously cannot imagine putting one more bowl of chili beneath my chin, no matter how good it tastes. But at any rate, I did manage to make this pasta dish last week for dinner that I’ve been dying to share with you, red or not. You won’t find me eating raw peppers anytime soon, but I do really love them roasted on top of things like pizza and pasta. We have especially been loving roasted reds lately. And I got in on this too when I started slicing squares of fontina and topping them with the peppers then laying both on buttered toast. Roasted Red Pepper Penne serves 4
3 Ultra-Satisfying Vegetarian Fall Soup Recipes Image via: Sneakerdog Every year, when it starts getting cold, I crave soups and stews packed with greens and garlic. To me, it’s the ultimate comfort food: hot, healthy, and vegetarian. Garlic, Chickpea and Spinach Soup By Sneakerdog 2 tablespoons olive oil 4 garlic cloves, crushed 1 onion, chopped 2 teaspoons ground cumin 2 teaspoons ground coriander 5 cups vegetable stock 12 ounces potatoes, diced More after the jump! 15 ounces can chickpeas, drained and rinsed 1 tablespoon cornstarch 2/3 cup Silk(tm) cream (or other non-dairy cream) 2 tablespoons light tahini 7 ounces spinach, shredded cayenne pepper salt and pepper, to taste Heat the oil in a saucepan and cook the garlic and onions until soft and golden. Add chickpeas and simmer for another 5 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Fat-Free Vegan Red Lentil Curry Soup By Happy Herbivore Makes 4 cups Line a large pot with a thin layer of water, turn heat on high and add onions. Ginger Gold Apple and Squash Soup By Christie’s Corner
The Beginners Guide to Coffee There is nothing better in the world than the smell of freshly grounded coffee beans permeating through a room, the sound of steam as it shoots through the nozzle of a Zagato and the first taste of liquid gold as it passes your lips, settles on your tongue and slides down your throat. Some people drink coffee for the caffeine, some for the flavour and most (like me) for both reasons. For the regular coffee drinker, this post is probably worth skipping because you would already know the basics (like the components that make up a caramel macchiato for example). For the slightly amateur, here’s the beginners guide to coffee. And no, a “frappuccino” is not considered coffee. Espresso (ehs-press-soh) A full-flavored, concentrated form of coffee that is served in “shots” – made by forcing pressurized, hot water through very finely ground coffee beans. Macchiato (mah-kee-ya-to) An espresso shot topped with a dollop of foam. Flat white Exactly like a latte but without the foam.
17 Clever Food Hacks You Need to Try - XEN life Everybody loves foods. Whether they are the healthy and sumptuous looking homemade meals or fresh and thirst quenching fruits or those sinful and fat laden favourites, nobody will be able to forgo it. So we eat, but why not make everything easy? For this article we will be seeing some food hacks which will be life changing and will be diet friendly (just ignore the bacon and other diet killer, that is, if you can). Use dental floss to cut soft foods. via HuffingtonPost Dental floss is great to make perfect cut for cakes, cheese, rolls, burrito and other soft solid foods. For a note though, use some unscented floss for the slicing if you don’t want your food to taste like, er, your newly flossed teeth. 2. via MSN UK Well, I know you know how hard it is to remove those nasty egg shells that somehow managed to get on the bowl after you crack the eggs. 3. via recipebyphoto First, breathe in and breathe out. 4. via whatthedogate 5. via melissalonie 6. via cookinglight 7. via jameseastwood 8. 9. 10.
25 Vegetarian recipes you can cook in under 30 minutes We are big fans of spending quality time on food and eating. Eating is one of the most important things you do all day long, so for physical, mental and spiritual health, it is vital to spend time and thought each part of the process from selecting ingredients and recipes, to preparing your food, to enjoying your meals to their fullest. But we also know that sometimes weeknights can be hectic and you want to have some recipes handy that are healthy and delicious but that come together in a hurry when needed. So here you have 25 great vegetarian meals that can be made in 30 minutes or less. © Jaymi Heimbuch1. © Jaymi Heimbuch2. © Jaymi Heimbuch3. © Jaymi Heimbuch4. © Jaymi Heimbuch5. © Jaymi Heimbuch6. © Jaymi Heimbuch7. © Jaymi Heimbuch8. © Jaymi Heimbuch9. © Jaymi Heimbuch10. © Jaymi Heimbuch11. © Jaymi Heimbuch12. © Jaymi Heimbuch13. © Jaymi Heimbuch14. © Jaymi Heimbuch15. © Jaymi Heimbuch16. © Jaymi Heimbuch17. © Jaymi Heimbuch18. © Jaymi Heimbuch19. © Jaymi Heimbuch20.